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THE SNAPPER MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT WEEKLY ♦ ESTABLISHED 1925 MILLERSVILLE PENNSYLVANIA VOLUME 80 ISSUE 12 THURSDAY JANUARY 262006 Traffic light project delayed ■ ASHLEY DODSON STAFF WRITER Construction at Blue Rock Road/Route 999 intersection postponed pending state license Despite being structurally intact the traffic light at Blue Rock Road will not be functional for some time Edward Arnold the Millersville Borough Manager said that the traffic light will not be completed at least until April This past October Arnold said that the traffic light at the intersection of Route 999/ Manor Avenue and George Street was delayed for a couple of reasons such as a change in contractors (Joseph Sucher and Sons Inc are the current contractors) and an examination of a potential historic property at the corner of Route 999 and Shertzer Road He also said that the light construction at this intersection will be finished within two months More than two months later this traffic light still has not been completed Nothing more can be done until the spring [if the weather permits]," he said in a recent phone interview While everything for the light appears in place Arnold said that an overhead piece still needs to be installed and the roadwork around the light needs to be finished Arnold says that the roadwork is the primary reason for the delay The traffic light cannot begin operating until it has received a permit from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT) According to Arnold PENNDOT will not grant a permit to activate the light until the roadwork at the site is finished Roadwork is part of the projec and weather is preventing the roadwork from being completed he said In addition to the weather impeding the roadwork's progress Arnold says that two complications came about with the roadwork's material He said that asphalt plants are not local and therefore make asphalt harder to obtain The second \ complication applies to the topcoat that goes on top of the asphalt It cannot be applied between the months of November and early April since PENNDOT regulations prohbit it US military asserts new power to execute detainees at Guantanamo WORLD IN BRIEF The United States Army has announced new rules that could mean that detainees condemned to death related to the War on Terror will be executed at Guantanamo Bay At this time there are only 10 detainees being held over for trial and none of the men are condemned to death at this time General Peter Schoomaker the Chief of Staff of the United States Army signed the order in preparation for future instances where such situations may dictate capital punishment We need to have all options available should the situation arise Schoomaker said For more world news see page 2 2 DAY FORECAST Compiled by student meteorologists Bayer Edwards Russo and Valentine For the 7 Day Forecast visit www atmos millersville edu/~wic THERE SHE IS PHOTO/ASSOCIATED PRESS MU graduate Nicole Brewer (above) introduces herself to a celebrity panel of judges Saturday night Brewer made it into the final 10 at the Miss America pageant which was broadcast nationally on Country Music Television Civil rights leader remembers past worries about present ■ PAUL FRANZ NEWS EDITOR MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY 2006 As an African American Myrlie Evers Williams endured the worst of Jim Crow in 1950's Mississippi but says that America needs to wake up to new threats being posed to our civil liberties today Back then Jim Crow walked in white sheets today they walk in Brooks Brothers polished suits she said Williams a former chairwoman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1995 to 1998 came to speak at the university in Lyte Auditorium last Thursday evening The event was hosted by MU's chapter of the NAACP Williams was the third woman to chair the NAACP She started working for the organization in 1954 where she was a field secretary for her late husband Medgar Evers Evers was tragically assassinated in 1963 His assassination drew nationwide attention to the übiquitous racism in the South The assassin Byron De La Beckwith was not convicted of the crime until 1994 The event was part of the university's eighth annual Dr Martin Luther King Day celebration A small crowd which included mostly faculty and high ranking PAUL FRANZ/SNAPPER Williams (above) a prominent civil rights leader and former NAACP chairwoman speaks in Lyte Auditorium Printing charges an 'accidental setting' ■ ASHLEY DODSON STAFF WRITER Students not being charged for printouts in computer labs Boyer officials say 'no plans' to attach charges to printing at university facilities Students using the printers in the computer labs will often see charges associated with their printouts.Ever wonder why these amounts show up for each printed document but below the screen displays Total Price $000 Students have been wondering why prices have been associated with printing Talnisha Coad an MU student, thinks that the price might be used so that people do not take advantage of the printer • She says that she does not like any possibility of being charged for printing documents I overheard someone saying that the money came from the technology fee [that students pay for in the semester bill] said Darci Lynch a freshman Both are on the right track with the printing system's process which includes going over to another computer screen and selecting your necessary print jobs However there is more to this printing system's story which will further explain both Coad and KEITH HENNINGER/SNAPPER Senior mathematics major Adrian Kuhlman operates the printout terminal in Ganser's computer lab MU offers new choices in film study ■ HEATHER SMALL CONTRIBUTING WRITER Dr Jill Craven spearheads new venture for film option in English department Enjoy film The adrenaline rush of a scary film the romance of an epic drama and the sidesplitting humor of a comedy The Graduate Citizen Kane Aliens and other various films are now a part of the Millersville English Department's new Film Studies option Dr Jill Craven professor of film studies proposed the new option after ■ popular demand from English and Speech Communication students The new option will be offered as a major or a minor to students Incoming freshmen will also be allowed to choose the option Students have been asking about a film option for some time now Craven said Dr Craven hopes that the new option improves students' visual and media literacy "I'd like for students to major or minor in the film option to be able to communicate and interpret the media more effectively as a cit Craven Please see MLK Page 3 Please see BOYER Page 2 Please see FILM Page 2 ffIBKBNM V COURT MARSHALL Millersville basketball player Danielle Marshall overcomes adversity to become a scoring force SEE PAGE 14 FEATURES | See what important events are happening this year | 5 CULTURE | Ganser art exhibit combines old and new trends 7 fd INDEX FEATURES 5 OPINION 6 CULTURE 7 9 COMICS AND GAMES 10 SPORTS 11 14 FREE TO THE PUBLIC NEWSROOM (717) 872 3516 ADVERTISING (717) 871 2102 FAX (717) 872 3515 ❖ ❖ ❖ snapper@maraudermillersvilleedu http//www thesnappercom

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THE SNAPPER MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT WEEKLY ♦ ESTABLISHED 1925 MILLERSVILLE PENNSYLVANIA VOLUME 80 ISSUE 12 THURSDAY JANUARY 262006 Traffic light project delayed ■ ASHLEY DODSON STAFF WRITER Construction at Blue Rock Road/Route 999 intersection postponed pending state license Despite being structurally intact the traffic light at Blue Rock Road will not be functional for some time Edward Arnold the Millersville Borough Manager said that the traffic light will not be completed at least until April This past October Arnold said that the traffic light at the intersection of Route 999/ Manor Avenue and George Street was delayed for a couple of reasons such as a change in contractors (Joseph Sucher and Sons Inc are the current contractors) and an examination of a potential historic property at the corner of Route 999 and Shertzer Road He also said that the light construction at this intersection will be finished within two months More than two months later this traffic light still has not been completed Nothing more can be done until the spring [if the weather permits]," he said in a recent phone interview While everything for the light appears in place Arnold said that an overhead piece still needs to be installed and the roadwork around the light needs to be finished Arnold says that the roadwork is the primary reason for the delay The traffic light cannot begin operating until it has received a permit from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT) According to Arnold PENNDOT will not grant a permit to activate the light until the roadwork at the site is finished Roadwork is part of the projec and weather is preventing the roadwork from being completed he said In addition to the weather impeding the roadwork's progress Arnold says that two complications came about with the roadwork's material He said that asphalt plants are not local and therefore make asphalt harder to obtain The second \ complication applies to the topcoat that goes on top of the asphalt It cannot be applied between the months of November and early April since PENNDOT regulations prohbit it US military asserts new power to execute detainees at Guantanamo WORLD IN BRIEF The United States Army has announced new rules that could mean that detainees condemned to death related to the War on Terror will be executed at Guantanamo Bay At this time there are only 10 detainees being held over for trial and none of the men are condemned to death at this time General Peter Schoomaker the Chief of Staff of the United States Army signed the order in preparation for future instances where such situations may dictate capital punishment We need to have all options available should the situation arise Schoomaker said For more world news see page 2 2 DAY FORECAST Compiled by student meteorologists Bayer Edwards Russo and Valentine For the 7 Day Forecast visit www atmos millersville edu/~wic THERE SHE IS PHOTO/ASSOCIATED PRESS MU graduate Nicole Brewer (above) introduces herself to a celebrity panel of judges Saturday night Brewer made it into the final 10 at the Miss America pageant which was broadcast nationally on Country Music Television Civil rights leader remembers past worries about present ■ PAUL FRANZ NEWS EDITOR MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY 2006 As an African American Myrlie Evers Williams endured the worst of Jim Crow in 1950's Mississippi but says that America needs to wake up to new threats being posed to our civil liberties today Back then Jim Crow walked in white sheets today they walk in Brooks Brothers polished suits she said Williams a former chairwoman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1995 to 1998 came to speak at the university in Lyte Auditorium last Thursday evening The event was hosted by MU's chapter of the NAACP Williams was the third woman to chair the NAACP She started working for the organization in 1954 where she was a field secretary for her late husband Medgar Evers Evers was tragically assassinated in 1963 His assassination drew nationwide attention to the übiquitous racism in the South The assassin Byron De La Beckwith was not convicted of the crime until 1994 The event was part of the university's eighth annual Dr Martin Luther King Day celebration A small crowd which included mostly faculty and high ranking PAUL FRANZ/SNAPPER Williams (above) a prominent civil rights leader and former NAACP chairwoman speaks in Lyte Auditorium Printing charges an 'accidental setting' ■ ASHLEY DODSON STAFF WRITER Students not being charged for printouts in computer labs Boyer officials say 'no plans' to attach charges to printing at university facilities Students using the printers in the computer labs will often see charges associated with their printouts.Ever wonder why these amounts show up for each printed document but below the screen displays Total Price $000 Students have been wondering why prices have been associated with printing Talnisha Coad an MU student, thinks that the price might be used so that people do not take advantage of the printer • She says that she does not like any possibility of being charged for printing documents I overheard someone saying that the money came from the technology fee [that students pay for in the semester bill] said Darci Lynch a freshman Both are on the right track with the printing system's process which includes going over to another computer screen and selecting your necessary print jobs However there is more to this printing system's story which will further explain both Coad and KEITH HENNINGER/SNAPPER Senior mathematics major Adrian Kuhlman operates the printout terminal in Ganser's computer lab MU offers new choices in film study ■ HEATHER SMALL CONTRIBUTING WRITER Dr Jill Craven spearheads new venture for film option in English department Enjoy film The adrenaline rush of a scary film the romance of an epic drama and the sidesplitting humor of a comedy The Graduate Citizen Kane Aliens and other various films are now a part of the Millersville English Department's new Film Studies option Dr Jill Craven professor of film studies proposed the new option after ■ popular demand from English and Speech Communication students The new option will be offered as a major or a minor to students Incoming freshmen will also be allowed to choose the option Students have been asking about a film option for some time now Craven said Dr Craven hopes that the new option improves students' visual and media literacy "I'd like for students to major or minor in the film option to be able to communicate and interpret the media more effectively as a cit Craven Please see MLK Page 3 Please see BOYER Page 2 Please see FILM Page 2 ffIBKBNM V COURT MARSHALL Millersville basketball player Danielle Marshall overcomes adversity to become a scoring force SEE PAGE 14 FEATURES | See what important events are happening this year | 5 CULTURE | Ganser art exhibit combines old and new trends 7 fd INDEX FEATURES 5 OPINION 6 CULTURE 7 9 COMICS AND GAMES 10 SPORTS 11 14 FREE TO THE PUBLIC NEWSROOM (717) 872 3516 ADVERTISING (717) 871 2102 FAX (717) 872 3515 ❖ ❖ ❖ snapper@maraudermillersvilleedu http//www thesnappercom